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LPO (Legal Process Outsourcing) are the institutes and firms that undertake to do the legal work of foreign clients, to reduce the cost of litigation at their country. In other words, the top law firms in UK and USA find it expensive to employ legal staff to do the documentation work and find it cheaper to outsource the same work to countries like India. This work is mainly related to the documentation, wetting of documents reviewing of documents, categorizing (privileged, hot etc) and so on. The advent of IT (information Technology) the Information and Technology Enabled Services Industry has got a boom and LPOs contribute significantly. It’s not just and employment option but it’s a career opportunity. Reasons for the emergence of this industry are saving of cost efficiency and convenience.
Thus practically it so happens that when a law firm receives a case they seek the documents from the client and they ask the documents from the opponents also, as there is a provision of exchanging the documents before starting the trial or conduct of a case so that the case is well represented and well presented in the courts of law. While exchanging these documents law firms review all the documents very closely and they have a right under which they can hold some documents back saying that certain documents are privileged documents for example documents containing privileged communication between attorney and client or documents which contain lead for the case.
LPOs in India:
LPOs in India are adding to the employment generation in India, they are a significant part of the outsourcing Industry in India. Most of the LPOs are based in Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi (NOIDA) and some other metropolitan cities in India. The graduated in these cities and areas around have found a source of employment in LOPs which otherwise becomes difficult soon after the completion of law graduation.
The reasons for choosing India as preference are varied including sociological, economical, legal, political, geographical etc. in addition to this they get to use many advantages present in India like tax differences, Time differences, English proficient human sources, infrastructure, well-educated staff and management and understanding of common law system which is practiced in western countries.
Nature of work:
The nature of work involved is of a kind which can be termed as clerical work and involves following-
Basic Requirements:
To work in an LPOs there are certain requirements such as the law graduation, basic proficiency in English, good grammar and communication skills, the legal acumen of analyzing documents, and capture legal aspects, with bare minimum computer skills, quality of paying attention to details and so on.
Top LPOs in India:
These following are some of the top LPOs in India:
Women and LPOs
Most of the women are of the opinion that they have to face lot of difficulties while practicing law in this male dominant country. Very few percentages of women are into practice of law as compared to the males in this country. LPOs have become a helping hand by providing employment opportunities to women. Today around 65 percent workforce in LPOs is of women. It also helps them in supporting their family in financial matters and also to have their own savings. There is no flexibility in work timings, less representation in management, exploitation etc. are some of the issues faced by Indian women in legal field and are the critical issues in their advancement while practicing law.
On the other hand, women in LPOs have the opportunity of getting into management and many times work timings are flexible, safety and security are also ensured just like all other corporate work places. In addition to this the facility of a pickup cab and drop down till residential address has made it easier for women to work in LPOs without hesitation.
Challenges faced by women:
Despite all the challenges faced by women working in Legal Process Outsourcing Industry, it is growing at an unprecedented rate and the industry has already completed a decade of its existence in India and is doing quite well. The advantages and opportunities provided by this industry in general to all the law graduates and in specific to women are greater than the issues they face. Thus it is all the more encouraging to work at Legal Process Outsourcing industry if we look at the practical difficulties faced at the other options faced in the legal profession. Law graduates are selected directly as campus interviews and they willingly join LPOs as immediate employment opportunity paying quite well. Women are finding it well within their abilities to maintain the balance between house and work and are adapting to the emerging trends in the legal profession.
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